James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)
 Roberts playing for Oxford United in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Anthony Roberts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke Mandeville, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford City (on loan from Oxford United) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Oxford United | 29 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Chester (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Oxford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Barnet (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Oxford City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 13 November 2016 (UTC) | |||
James Anthony Roberts (born 21 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United as a forward.
Career
Roberts made his first team debut for Oxford United as a substitute in a 5–1 away defeat on 11 October 2014 against Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium.[3] He made his first senior start, and scored his first two goals, in a first-round FA Cup win over Grimsby Town on 8 November 2014.[4] He was rewarded with his first league start the following week at York City, where his debut league goal won the game for Oxford.[5] He scored 5 goals in total in his inaugural season but, after not featuring in the opening 10 games of the following season, he was loaned to Chester for a month on 29 September 2015.[6] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan in January 2016, and then Barnet the following month.[7] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan for a second time in September 2016.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2014–15[9] | League Two | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2015–16[10] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Barnet (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 8 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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- ^ "Cambridge United 5–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Grimsby 1–3 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "York City 0–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Pritchard, David (29 September 2015). "James Roberts to be loaned out by Oxford United". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ James Roberts joins the Bees!
- ^ Oxford United loan James Roberts, Josh Ashby and Jonny Giles to Oxford City
- ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Games played by James Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
External links
- James Roberts at Soccerbase
- James Roberts at Soccerway
